1. This is:
Riel Jeopardy!

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3. In what part of Manitoba (then the Northwest Territory) was Louis Riel born?
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4. St Boniface

5. After the Canadian government purchased the Northwest Territory from the Hudson Bay Company, they appointed an Englishman as lieutenant-governor. What was his name?
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6. William MacDougall

7. Modern-day Winnipeg, this was the name of the fort where Riel organized his provisional government.
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8. Upper Fort Garry

9. In what year did Manitoba officially become part of Canadian Confederation?
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10. The Manitoba Act passed on May 12
1870
The Manitoba Act passed on May 12

11. The name of the military group dispatched from Ontario that was given the task of apprehending Louis Riel for the execution of Thomas Scott.
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12. Red River Expedition

13. True or False? Riel was a member of the Canadian Parliament as the representative of Manitoba.
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14. He signed the register but was thrown out of parliament.
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He signed the register but was thrown out of parliament.

15. In his youth, to what calling was Louis Riel drawn, because of his intelligence?
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16. Priesthood

17. During the Saskatchewan Rebellion, how did Riel see himself?
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18. At the ‘Prophet of the New World’

19. When Riel was charged with treason in Saskatchewan, his lawyers offered to enter a plea of THIS in order to save Riel from certain execution:
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20. Insanity

21. How many physicians were summoned to determine Riel’s mental health after his guilty verdict in Regina?
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22. One found him insane; the others felt he was mentally capable.
Three
One found him insane; the others felt he was mentally capable.

23. Where is Riel buried?
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24. A suburb of Winnipeg, also Riel’s birthplace.
St Boniface
A suburb of Winnipeg, also Riel’s birthplace.

25. Who Am I?
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26. Gabriel Dumont Riel’s comrade, born in Red River
Illiterate, but spoke six languages
Named ‘adjutant general of the Métis people’ in Saskatchewan’s provisional government
Performed in Wild Bill Cody’s Wild West Show after the failed rebellion
Died in Batoche in 1906

27. What is another name for the Red River Rebellion?
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28. Red River Resistance

29. What was the original name which Riel and the Métis had before the name ‘Manitoba’ was chosen?
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30. No dice – the Canadians wouldn’t go for it.
Assiniboia
No dice – the Canadians wouldn’t go for it.

31. Before the Canada purchased what was to become known as the Northwest Territory from the Hudson Bay Company, by what name was it referred?
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32. Rupert’s Land

33. A government set up for the purpose of ruling for a short period of time until a new government is chosen is called THIS:
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34. Provisional Government

35. Who’s Execution?
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36. Thomas Scott’s

37. Riel’s trusted friend given the task of negotiating with the Canadians for Manitoba’s entrance into Confederation.
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38. Father Noel-Joseph Ritchot

39. What were two of Riel’s demands in the Manitoba Act?
Which were both granted, by the way.
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40. Separate French-language schools for Métis children and the protection of the Catholic faith.

41. What does this flag represent?
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42. The Métis Nation

43. Offer two other names given to the Northwest Rebellion.
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44. Northwest Resistance & Saskatchewan Rebellion

45. Part of the struggle between the Métis and the Canadians was the differing systems of land division. Name them.
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46. Seigneurial System & Square Concession System

47. For generations, this animal served as the main source of food for the Métis.
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48. The Buffalo

49. Why was the derogatory term ‘half-breed’ used when referencing the Métis in the past?
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50. The term ‘half-breed’ is no longer used.
The Métis origins are the result of the co-mingling of French fur traders and Aboriginals on the Canadian Prairies
The term ‘half-breed’ is no longer used.

51. Give reasons to explain how the Northwest Rebellion was squashed after only four days.
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52. Northwest Mounted Police Completed Railway Waning support for Riel by former allies